CHANNELLOCK 430X 10-inch SPEEDGRIP Straight Jaw Tongue & Groove Pliers | Made in USA | Forged High Carbon Steel

This review will be mostly comparing these pliers to a pair of knipex cobras with a similar jaw capacity I'd been using prior to pruchasing this. I've uses these pliers for a few weeks now for various purposes as a commercial electrician, and to clarify this review is for the updated model with the grey metal button.Compared to the Knipex, these pliers are VERY large. Both have a 2 inch jaw capacity, but closed the Knipex's handles stay shut together, making them easier to slip into a pocket, whereas the Channellock ones are at their widest when fully closed, which makes them a bit harder to carry around and handle when using them barely opened for smalls things like nut; Though jaws are also considerably wider, with less wobble compared to the Knipex, which does make working with thin objects like nuts a lot easier.The knurled jaws compared to the teeth on the Knipex work very well, and bite incredibly hard, to the point of destroying softer materials like smaller PVC fittings and pipe. This could be a disadvantage, but generally I'm not too worried about it if it means I can get a better grip on the object, which these pliers definitely have a solid grip, comparable to Knipex's if not better.The size of the pliers also gives them a very sturdy feel; Knipex's steel is slightly springer than what Channellock uses, which holds up very well, but you can feel it giving a bit when really cranking down on something, which doesn't feel great. These feel rock solid, and the thick grooves it locks into shouldn't have any of the durability issues the old models had.The locking mechanism, the main point of pliers like these, are very smooth ans easy to use. The Knipex require a little jiggling for it to latch with the teeth it uses, but the flatter grooves of the channellock will slide into place without issue if you slightly misalign everything, which makes adjustment very easy.Overall, both Knipex and Channellock are great, Knipex are a little more portable and easy to handle, while Channellock's will probably never break.Update:About a year in, these are still an exceptional pair of pliers that are still holding strong and very sharp. A fun thing I've discovered about them: They're great as angled-head lineman's pliers for twisting together wire in awkward locations. They've got the same cross-hatched teeth as you'd seen in any other pair of linemans, and work just as well as my Kleins. I still highly recommend them.

This is a newer product line, and because of some of the cuter design flourishes, I was afraid they were a watered-down "light" product line for first-time homeowners. Quite the opposite, actually. These are serious tools. Heavy, high carbon steel, and Made in USA to last a lifetime.The one feature that took me a moment to figure out, and is still growing on me, is the round locking button that must be depressed to adjust the opening of the pliers. It is a little bit stiff the first time you use it. The benefit is that they are then fixed at that size, unlike traditional tongue-and-groove pliers that slide back and forth when not under load.You get three pliers in this set, which at this price point is a huge value for your money. As they say: when you pay more for quality, you only cry once.

They do not open as wide as traditional adjustable pliers, but do have a good range of adjustment.They have some weight to them: very solid feeling.They handled grips are tough but comfortable enough.You can exert a lot of pressure on them and they take it.Won't replace regular adjustable pliers, but very useful if you need to power something apart, or together, where regular adjustable pliers will not grip enough, or might fail.

The teeth grip great, the adjustment is awesome, good quality but for a plumber they dropped the ball. The jaws and handles are way to bulky and feel clumsy. Wish they could have taken the regular 430s and just put the bush button adjustments and the new teeth and would have been great.

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I like the button on the side they seem pretty good so far I think they might last longer than my old tongue and groove channel locks

These are junk for anyone who uses tools to make a living. Pliers that dont open, which engineer wants to take credit for this American made paperweight? Been disappointed with the entire Channel lock Speed grip line up, between the design flaws and terrible finish machining, i considered taking a dremel and file to the trouble areas and fixing them myself, but gave them to the kids instead to put in their toybox, cause these are more toys then tools.

Best value. Spend a few dollars more and get these pliers, you won't be disappointed.